Sale reports / Indiana / Topeka Livestock Auction / 2023-11-14

Topeka Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Topeka, Indiana · Tue, Nov 14
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3415
Feeder Cattle receipts
43 head
28 vs last sale 15 158 vs year ago 201 · 78.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
126 head
5 vs last sale 121 12 vs year ago 138 · 8.7%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
1 head
1 vs last sale 0 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Holstein slaughter steers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. A good selection of slaughter Holstein heifers today and prices were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were 5.00 lower based on a limited comparison.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $150.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits 866.83 against this barn's trailing median of $1,016.83.
Average price
$150.00
1 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$803
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
1.15
vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1535150.008031thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale1 hd
150.00
IN average5 barns · 108 hd
151.15
−1.15
This barn, trailing median1 sales
1,016.83
−866.83
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,617117.231,8963thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,855100.021,85510
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,55097.871,51726
CowsLean 85-90%High1,26176.2496260
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,588141.492,2472thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,248120.971,5105thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,180105.771,2482thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,915162.003,1021thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,781156.572,7895thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,341130.951,7564thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,130125.001,4131thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,045119.001,2441thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)940$1,2751thin

Every lot, as filed

25 lots · USDA AMS · Topeka Livestock Auction - Topeka, IN
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1535150.00/cwt150.00–150.008031
Dairy HeifersLarge 328065.00/cwt65.00–65.001821
Dairy HeifersLarge 38581,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3008
Dairy HeifersLarge 3275280.00/head280.00–280.002801
Dairy HeifersLarge 3691950.00/head950.00–950.009503
Dairy HeifersLarge 37901,157.03/head700.00–1,225.001,15715
Dairy SteersLarge 392592.50/cwt92.50–92.508561
Dairy SteersLarge 3300112.50/cwt112.50–112.503381
Bred HeifersApproved9401,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bulls1,617117.23/cwt112.00–120.001,8963
CowsLean 85-90%1,31885.97/cwt80.00–90.501,13326
CowsLean 85-90%1,20359.40/cwt55.00–67.5071513
CowsBoner 80-85%1,55597.72/cwt93.00–103.501,52021
CowsBoner 80-85%1,67888.30/cwt87.00–89.501,4822
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,855100.02/cwt94.00–103.501,85510
Dairy HeifersChoice1,588141.49/cwt140.50–142.502,2472
Dairy SteersChoice1,781156.57/cwt154.50–158.502,7895
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,915162.00/cwt162.00–162.003,1021
Dairy SteersSelect1,130125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,4131
CowsBoner 80-85%1,433105.33/cwt104.00–108.001,5093
CowsLean 85-90%1,22774.61/cwt69.00–79.5091521
HeifersSelect1,045119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,2441
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,341130.95/cwt128.00–135.001,7564
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,248120.97/cwt117.00–125.001,5105
Dairy HeifersSelect1,180105.77/cwt101.00–110.001,2482

How this sale compares

Indiana weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Indiana auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.